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Peters Township girls trailed by 7 early in the third, rallied to take a 6-point advantage early in the fourth, then out-scored York Suburban 9-5 in overtime to return to the state semifinals for the second straight year. Taylor McCullough led the Indians with 20 points. Maddyn Mehl added 14 for the winners. Peters Township lost forward Jordyn Welsh early in the game to a knee injury. She did not return. Sophomore Caitlyn Malloy scored 7 points off the bench in relief. Peters Township will take on WPIAL champion South Fayette in the state semifinals Tuesday. We’ll have the game on WJPA-FM (95.3) and online.   Watch/Listen Here   PIAA Brackets

Canon-McMillan girls struggled all night from the floor and hit the end of the road in the PIAA quarterfinals. The Big Macs scored first but Dallastown rolled up a 12-1 run to take control. C-M never got closer than 7 points the rest of the way.  The best season in Canon-McMillan girls basketball history includes a first-ever WPIAL championship and two state tournaments victories, taking the Big Macs deeper in the tournament than they had ever gone.

PIAA Quarterfinals
Friday, Mar. 13 (PIAA District – finish)
6A Girls 3-2 Dallastown > 7-1 Canon-McMillan, 54-39  Watch/Listen Here

Saturday, Mar. 14 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township > 3-1 York Suburban, 52-48 OT  Watch/Listen Here

Tuesday, Mar. 15 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township vs. 7-1 South Fayette, TBD, WJPA-FM (95.3)  Watch/Listen Here

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers Friday, 7-5. Jhostynxon Garcia hit a two-run home run for the Pirates in the third inning. He has hit in eight straight games, going 10-18 in that stretch with a double, two home runs and four RBI. Jake Mangum reached base safely three times in four plate appearances. Mangum is 9-24 in his last nine games. Catcher Endy Rodriguez went 2-4 with an RBI. Mike Clevinger allowed two runs on one hit in 4.1 innings for the Bucs. The Pirates take on the Baltimore Orioles at 1:05 Saturday afternoon. Carmen Mlodzinski is expected to start for the Pirates.

HOUSTON (AP) — The United States is heading to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic after a “different level of focus” helped this All-Star-studded team rebound from a shocking loss. The Americans beat Canada 5-3 on Friday night for a spot in the semifinals Sunday against the Dominican Republic. The big win came after an 8-6 loss to Italy in pool play left them needing help to advance to Friday’s game. Said Yankees star Aaron Judge: “Guys really locked in. We saw a different level of focus at our workout the other day and then even pregame today. It felt like the boys were locked and ready to go.”

(AP) — The 2026 College Basketball Invitational has been canceled, leaving the College Basketball Crown as the only men’s postseason tournament besides the NCAA and NIT. The CBI announced in a social media post that the event would not be held this year due to circumstances beyond its control. Messages seeking comment were left with CBI organizers. The CollegeInsider.com Tournament folded last year. Teams participating in the CBI and CollegeInsider.com tournaments were required to pay an entry fee or a guarantee for home games. The CBI was designed for 16 teams but only 11 accepted invitations last year.